Paul Wells

Maclean’s senior writer Paul Wells writes about politics across Canada and abroad. Except sometimes he ignores politics and writes about music or something else.

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Puck-droppin’ good tunes

John Estacio — former composer-in-residence at the Calgary Philharmonic, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Calgary Opera, composer of...

Ottawa

UPDATED: There will now be elections. I think.

Well. People familiar with the thinking of Stephen Harper convened reporters from all the big Ottawa bureaus this afternoon to the...

Ottawa

The unofficial opposition, headquartered in Toronto and Quebec City

From the Inkless emailbox: a joint statement by the culture ministers of Ontario (Aileen Carroll, former federal minister under...

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Gergiev, Shostakovich, Tskhinvali

Turns out the great Russian conductor Valery Gergiev is Ossetian and, having made his career in St. Petersburg, a friend of...

Ottawa

I, for one, welcome our new NDP leaders

From the Inkless emailbox. I’ve received about a half-dozen of these releases in recent weeks. It is always the same: Jack Layton...

Ottawa

This is not a drill. Unless it’s a drill. But it isn’t. Probably.

So I had a chat today with somebody familiar with the thinking of the Prime Minister, and this person said this business of...

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Georgia/Russia: Hard to say goodbye

The commander of Russia’s invasion force says he doesn’t expect to leave Georgia for 10 days, anyway. They were supposed to be...

Ottawa

More on those arts cuts

..from ITQ .

Ottawa

Speaking of celebrity candidates

It’s international Justin-mania !!!!!! Nut graf: That paragraph sounds uncannily like a starter’s pistol. Over to you, dear...

Ottawa

A million here, a million there...

...and pretty soon you’re talking real money .

Paul Wells

Puck-droppin’ good tunes

UPDATED: There will now be elections. I think.

The unofficial opposition, headquartered in Toronto and Quebec City

Gergiev, Shostakovich, Tskhinvali

I, for one, welcome our new NDP leaders

This is not a drill. Unless it’s a drill. But it isn’t. Probably.

Georgia/Russia: Hard to say goodbye

More on those arts cuts

Speaking of celebrity candidates

A million here, a million there...

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